This guide will help you find resources on topics across the illness trajectory with a focus on the role of the nurse in assisting clients with a cancer diagnosis.
There is an endless supply of information to be found online, but determining what information is accurate and credible is sometimes difficult. Knowing how to effectively evaluate information found on the web is imperative for credibility; this will ensure your assignments use accurate, current, and relevant information.
BC Cancer’s mandate covers the full spectrum of cancer care from prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment, to research and education, to supportive and palliative care.
Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO) is a national organization with a mission to advance oncology nursing excellence through practice, education, research, and leadership for the benefit of all Canadians, and a vision of being an international nursing leader in cancer control.
At the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), our vision is a world where no one fears cancer. With the support of our volunteers and donors, we improve and save lives by taking a comprehensive approach to our work against more than 100 types of cancer.
The Canadian Centre for Cancer Information (CCCI) is a convenient one-stop virtual shop for independent and trusted information on cancer in Canada. It houses resources on cancer-related official statistics, including epidemiology measures such as incidence and mortality, analytical studies and publications, and much more.
CancerCare Manitoba (CCMB) is the provincially mandated cancer agency and is responsible for setting strategic priorities and long-term planning for cancer and blood disorders. CCMB provides clinical services to both children and adults. The cancer services the organization provides to Manitobans include prevention...
The Cancer Drug Manual® provides concise, evaluative information on drugs used in oncology. Inclusion in this index is not an indication of the funding status of a drug through BC Cancer. To determine drug coverage, see Benefit Drug List.
A not-for-profit alliance of 30 leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. The NCCN website contains FREE up-to-date guidelines, including Guidelines for Treatment of Cancer by Site; Detection, Prevention, & Risk Reduction; Supportive Care; Specific Populations; etc. You will need to CREATE A FREE ACCOUNT to access them.
These step-by-step guides to the latest advances in cancer care, feature: Questions to ask your doctors; Patient-friendly illustrations; and Glossaries of terms and acronyms
Prostate Cancer Canada is the leading national foundation dedicated to the elimination of the most common cancer in men through research, advocacy, education, support and awareness.
Testicular cancer could be easily treated if people talked about it a bit more, if we got rid of the taboo, increased awareness, provided more information, and if support was provided to the men who do have it. We cover all those elements.
